Gallery Type: Psyche Inspired 2021-20

One makeup look with pink, purple, and tints of yellow and orange (goddess look), and another with a base of grey and gold leaf with sculpted craters (asteroid).

March 24, 2021

Space Girl / Looks of Psyche

Alyssa Thornhill March 24, 2021 Major: Graphic Information Technology Genre/Medium: face paint, gold lead, scar wax, eyeshadow About the work: Makeup has always been a creative outlet that I...
Crackled, textured white chocolate shards with shades of grey and silver stand at various angles in the center of a chocolate cake-filled chocolate hemisphere. The hemisphere is held by a red sugar sail sitting concave up on an upside down ceramic bowl with a silver background.

March 22, 2021

Toward Collision

Cameryn Laborte March 22, 2021 Major: Mechanical Engineering Genre/Medium: isomalt, cake About the work: I was inspired by the hypothesis that Psyche may be the product of powerful collisions...
"Logo Loop" consits is a fun animation of the word "Psyche" transforming into the Psyche mission logo. "Neon Psy-gn" is an animated neon Psyche asteroid.

March 18, 2021

Logo Loop & Neon Psy-gn

Sarai Rankin March 18, 2021 Major: Physics Genre/Medium: digital, FireAlpaca About the work: “Logo Loop” and “Neon Psy-gn” (pronounced “sign”) are both animated gifs celebrating...
A pathway leads to the Psyche asteroid in a collision with another asteroid body. The collision is bright, illuminating other asteroids around Psyche. Gaseous clouds surround the collision. Two scientists in lab coats stand at the beginning of the pathway, gazing towards this spectacle of a collision.

March 12, 2021

Collision

Anne Elliott March 12, 2021 Major: New Media Design Genre/Medium: digital art crated in Procreate About the work: The Psyche asteroid is hypothesized to be the remains of an early planetary...

March 9, 2021

The Surface

Mikayla Hymanson March 9, 2021 Major: Graphic Design Genre/Medium: graphite, charcoal, ink About the work: “The Surface” is an interpretation of what Psyche’s surface could...
Song written by Psyche Inspired Intern.

March 5, 2021

Walking Among the Stars

Xiwen (Julie) Hu March 5, 2021 Major: Environmental Studies & Visual Arts Coordinate Major, Chemistry minor Genre/Medium: song About the work: A song written from the perspective of the Psyche...
A brightly colored illustration, with shades of purple, pink, yellow, orange, and blue, depicts flowing organic forms overlapping each other in a psychedelic pattern. Three sets of hands break through the pattern, reaching up toward the Psyche asteroid, which is minimally drawn in shades of yellow. A starburst emanates from behind the asteroid. Overlaid above is blue and white text, which reads: Mission to Psyche 16, Mid 2022.

March 3, 2021

Psyche On Tour

Sam Hollasch March 3, 2021 Major: Industrial Design Genre/Medium: digital illustration About the work: For this piece, I was inspired by music tour posters – the kind that would be used to...
This piece is a multimedia painting of the Psyche spacecraft as it approaches the Psyche asteroid. The background is made up of many different colors of acrylic paint splattered on to a wooden canvas. The spacecraft is made up of styrofoam and metal wire, and it is decorated with different metallic paints.

March 1, 2021

Satellite Approaching Psyche

Mitchel Medvec March 1, 2021 Major: Astrophysics and Mechanical Engineering Genre/Medium: acrylic paint, tile, styrofoam, metal wire, electrical tape, silicone, duct tape, wooden canvas About...
The Art of an Asteroid is a digital illustration showcasing the Psyche asteroid in an artistic view. The asteroid has layers of metallic colors, dark mandala patterns placed in areas of craters, and a defined outline drawn on edges and the main curves of the asteroid.

February 26, 2021

Art of an Asteroid

Aarti Patel February 26, 2021 Major: Mechanical Engineering Genre/Medium: digital illustration using Adobe Illustrator About the work: The Art of an Asteroid showcases Psyche in an artistic...
This piece is 24 inches by 13.5 inches. Red and black ink marks on 0.25 inch plexiglass were utilized to create lines that outline the shape of Psyche. There are two major craters and a series of rifts on the surface that appear pockmarked with small craters. As light shines through the plexiglass, red and blue shadows in the shape of Psyche are cast onto a white background.

February 23, 2021

Align

Lydia Pitts February 23, 2021 Major: Computer Science Genre/Medium: ink on plexiglass About the work: Align builds the form of Psyche through ink lines. Red lines mirror the blue lines and are...
On a computer screen, a model of the Psyche asteroid is displayed in the center. Over the asteroid is a timer, counting down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the launch. As you scroll down, the Psyche asteroid rotates and moves to the left, revealing text that describes the current mission phase and link to learn more.

February 12, 2021

Countdown to Psyche

Anne Elliott February 12, 2021 Major: New Media Design Genre/Medium: Cinema 4D, After Effects, HTML/CSS/Javascript About the work: I designed and coded a countdown timer that displays the time...
One page of the full storybook. This page says "The Psyche asteroid is hypothesized to be made largely of metal. Color the Psyche asteroid."

February 10, 2021

Draw Your Mission to (16) Psyche

Aurelia L. Waller February 10, 2021 Major: Astronomical and Planetary Sciences Genre/Medium: Photoshop, pencil, poster board, CAD, GPS; Bandlab About the work: Draw Your Mission to (16) Psyche...